Flush-valve.



FREDRIGK. ZIEMER, OF FREEPORT, NEW YORK..

FLUSH-VALVE Specification of Letters Patent. j Patented (but. 1'?, 1916,

vApplication led 31113122, 1916.. Serial 11o'. 110,70@

To all whom t may Concern Be it known that Freemen Zinnen, a citizen ofthe United States, residingat e vfollowing is a specification' 'wherebythe ball valve position. Theginvention aims to improve generallyl .The'device forming the subject matter of this application is .a valve for aflush tank,

and one object of vthe invention is to pro vide n'ovel means formounting the lever and to enhance the utility of devices of that type towhich the present invention appertains. l

vl/'ith the above and other objects'in view which Will;appear asthe-description proceeds, the invention resides in the combinaf tion andarrangement of 'parts and in the Vdetails of Construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of. the invention herein'disclosed can be made within the"scope o'f'what is claimed, without departing from the spirit ^ot` theinvention.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure' 1 shows the invention in sideelevation, mount'- ed in. a flush tank, parts ,appearing 'in section;Fig. 2 is a cross section taken approxi- 'inately on 1the line '2 2 ofFigi 1; Fig. 3l is a 'side elevation showinga slight modification 'inthe. invention, parts being broken away; '35i and Fig. l is a crosssectionv taken approximatelj7 on the line 1-4 of Fig. 3.'

In carrying out the present invention there is lprovided avush tank 1and a side Wall 2.

The numeral 3 designates an outlet, as-

sembled in the usual mannervvitl'r the boit?A tom-1 of thetank andprovided'with a valve,

l .seat`4. 'Projeetinf. 1; laterallvfrom the valve too great 'a heightin thetank, the overowmay pass through thelpipe 7 and the passage seat 4is'an arm with which is assembled an upright pipe' or standard 7. 1n thearm 5 lthere isa passage 6 whiehcommunicates with the pipe 7, so thatwhen Water rises to 6 into the eutlet 3, Surrounding the pipe 7 near tothe lower end thereof is a clamp comprising parte 8 and '9 girovidedwith ears 10 united by clamp screws 11 or in any other suitable manner,The'part of theclamp fs'equipped with an vis heldin a raised 1 n lftheleverare pivoted to form the ends 19 of including a bottomv upwardlyextended arm 12 terminating in a transverse tubular bearing 14:.

The'invention comprises a lever including* parallel arms'lv whichrnergeat their rear en'ds,' as shown at 16, into a Weight 17..4 rlhe lbearing14 is received between the arms 15 of the lever. A cotter pin -18 orother suitable lpivot vmember passes through the bearing 14' 4and isengaged with the'armsr-l@ of the lever.

The lever, thusis fulcrumed intermediate its ends.

T'ne -toiwvard extremities of the arms 15 of fio'V of a lever fiilerumedintermediate its ends* as' shown at '25 on *the4 upper' edge of the sidewall 2, or otherwise supporteththe inner end of the lever 24 being'pivoted as shown at 26, to the upper; end ot' the rod 22.-

ln practical operation, the ball valve- 28 is held on the seat 4 by theweight of the water in the tank. The ball valve 23 may `be raised b vmeans of the rod 22,"Whereup'0n the ball valve will [ioat until vthewater has the ballv valve. yto engage theseat 4i. The.

4'weight -17 serves to aid in elevating the ball valve 23, and aids inholding the ball valve elevated while the' water is flowing out of theflush tanlt. y

clamp 8 *9 and attendantparts constitute 'an efficient fulorum -or thelever ineluding` thev arms 15. The clamp 8--94 0bviouslzy, may beadjusted vertically on "the plpe' u lf v AttimesQthe pipe 2 7 shownin-`Fig. 3,' and 'corresponding' to the pipe 7, is located so. near.fto" the valve seat i that theyarni con- 'struction indicated" at 12 inFigs 1 and 2 flowed out of the tank su'liiciently tio-permit j cannot'be lresortt-itl to with satisfaction, it being necessary'to adjust the'arm, in order that' the ball valve may coperatie properly 4with theseat. Under such circumstances,

recourse is had to the structure shown in Figs. 3 and Il.

1n Figs. 3 and 4, `thenu'meral 2l' desig nates a' pipe vcorresponding to'the pipe 7,

The parte of the clamp arevshoivnat 28 andf 29 and are provided withears 30 [united by 'screws 50. 'The clamp member 29qterminates in a lug32 into which is threadeda clampscrew 33 having a head 34. Mounted toswing for adjustment in a .verticalvplane on the clamp screw 33 is anarm 34. Thev adjacent-facesof the arms34fand the lug 3 2 are .equippedwith interengaging teeth 35.

By loosening the clamp screwl33, the .arm'

34 maybe adjusted to any. angle with re- -spect tothe verticahfand bytightening up.

the clamp screw 33, the head 33 'of the clamp screw will 'press vthe arm'34 toward the lug,` 32 thereby causing the .teeth 35 to intereng'age,and after they teeth are interengaged, the arm 34 will be heldpositively against .shifting its position. The upper 'endof the arm 34carries a tubular bearing 36,- 'like the bearing 14,'the bearing 3Greceiving-a pin 37 or other suitable fulcrum .menibciyjengaging the arms38 of the'lever,

in the mannerv hereinbefore set fforth.

. l/Vhenthe devieeis constructed .new in toto,` the fixed armconstruction. indicated at 12 in, Figs. 1 and 2, ordinarily will beemployed, but; whenv Athe-clamp .members, of

' whichv the parts 28 and 2'9 may be 4italien' as typical, are mountedinfan old-flush tank,

parts may 'be used to advantage.

Y vthenjthe adjustablearm 34 and' attendant Havingl thus described theinventiomwhat 1.' In a device .of the cljassdescribed, a Hush vtankcomprisingan outlet having. a valve `seat; a valve cooperating with theseat; means for raising'the valve; a standard-an. the tank; a clamp onthe standard and-co1n1' rising 'cooperating members; an

upstanding arm mounted -to swing for ad-v justment in a vertical 'planctoward' and away from'the standard; means forconnect-` ing thelower endof the arm with one member of the clamp releasably, :to permitanadjustment in the position .of the arm; a 45.

lever fulcrumed intermediate its ends on the upper end of the arm; aweight carried by one'end ofthe lever; and means for pivotwith thevalve.

ally "connecting the other end 'of the lever 2. In a device of theVclass described, a

vflush tank.` comprising an outlet having a valve seat; a' valvecoperating. 'with theV u seat; means for raising the valve; a' standardin the tank;4 clamps on the standard and comprising coperatingparts,oneo'f which is provided ,with a lug; an' arm, the lowerl A end vof thearm and thevlug being provided with interen'gaging teeth upon theiradjacent aces, per1nitting a swinging movement of the arm ina verticalplane, toward and 'away from the standard; a clamping drey. vioe'connecting thelower end of the armf with the lug, lto hold the teeth in'engage-- ment, and toprevent a. vertical swinging l ofthe arm; aleverfulcrum'ed intermedia` its .ends onthe upper end o f the arm'; faAweight carried by one end of the'lever; and means for pivotallyconnecting'the'other end -v of. the'lever with the' valve. i

351m.- dCVCe 0f theV class describe/dia seat; means for raising thevalve;.'a standa=]'ever; a. weight on one end ofzthe lever;4

means forpivotally connecting the other end of the lever with the valve;a fulcrum ele' ment; Smeans' for `p i-votally 'connecting one' 'end ofthefulcrum.l element with the lever,

intermediate they ends of the. lever; and mean for connecting the otherendy of the -7 Hush .tank comprisingan outlethavingfa valve seat valvecoperating with `the.

fard in the tank; aclamp on the standard;y

fulcrum member adjustablywithone member of theclamp, whereby the pointof pi'votal connection between the'fulcrum mem.

